Internet Freedoms

The High Commission of Canada in partnership with the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) held an event to celebrate World Press Freedom Day 2018 in Kenya with a focus on online journalists (bloggers and influencers). World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1993 as a day to celebrate […]

Governments across the globe have Freedom of the Media outlined in their constitutions. In Kenya, Article 34 of the constitution guarantees freedom and independence of electronic, print and all other types of media. However, media freedom around the world is at an all time low in the last decade. Globally, every year on 3rd May, […]

Cybersecurity is currently a top priority for anyone in the online space. From businesses, government and even social platforms. In today’s world, we conduct sensitive businesses online as we become a digital world. From making payments online or even accessing your bank details. Companies that are involved in eCommerce and other sensitive services have employed […]

We have already established that blogging is in part journalism because it fulfils some of the journalistic roles such as education, information and entertainment. As such, bloggers are duty bound by ethics that may also apply to journalists. It is true that sometimes bloggers get carried away when airing their opinions online just as journalists […]

1st June. This is a day we commemorate Madaraka Day in Kenya but among internet enthusiasts, it is Kenya bloggers day. Started in 2006, it was set aside as a day where Kenyan bloggers can come together in one voice and celebrate their freedom of expression without any restrictions. Kenyan Bloggers Day gives bloggers a […]

We will launch the second state of the internet report on 28th of November 2016 at Nailab. The report is part of our iFreedoms Kenya project that seeks to promote human rights online in Kenya. We launched the first report, dubbed State of Blogging and Social Media in Kenya report, last year. It can be found […]

We the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) take great exception to the increasing cases of intimidation through arrests and prosecution of Kenyans online. In the recent past, eight Kenyans have been arrested and held for questioning in what is turning out to be criminalization of civil matters. Police have frequently used section 29 of the […]